The president of Cantabria, Miguel Ángel Revilla, has called for “responsibility” regarding the vaccination against Covid-19 from sees “unbelievable” that the number of people over 80 who received the fourth dose remained at 73% in Spain.
In his view, “it is total irresponsibility” do not put it when “we already know that the vaccine is salvation”, as well as “a pity” to have a stock of doses and not put them, when “there are countries that have nothing and people are dying”.
“It seems to me something that puts many people in a situation of dubious responsibility and even ethicswhen we are full of vaccines and only 73% have received the fourth dose”, he denounced this Wednesday during the visit he made to the Tres Mares hospital in Reinosa together with the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, who has already launched an appeal for vaccination in progress which he performed at Terme La Hermida, and which he reiterated today in the hospital.
“I am very sorry that through negligence or because they are influenced by some strange theories there are people who do not want to be vaccinated, for themselves and for others. We need to show some solidarity, for the personal selfishness of knowing that a vaccine cures you and the others out of solidarity”, insisted the president.
This is why he asked for responsibility and “to be serious and supportive people”. “It seems incredible to me that this is happening,” she condemned.
A request also made by the minister, who recalled that Spain is a “world reference point” in vaccination against Covid, even if the number of elderly people needs to be increased with the fourth dose. Vaccines “were the turning point and allow us to have a practically normal life,” Darias reiterated.
VARIANT ‘CRACKING
Moreover, it highlighted it they “continue to protect” from new variants such as XBB 1.5, a sublineage of omicron and better known as ‘Kraken’, which according to what he said “a priori” does not seem to be of concern.
As he explained, “some cases” of this sublineage have been detected in Spain, which is growing mainly in the United States and in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom.
Faced with this variant, the Ministry will act “as always”, with “monitoring and sequencing” of the virus and being “always vigilant, as the pandemic has taught us”, said the head of Health.
